LillooetIceFest Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Lillooet IceFest 2003 Update: Jan 29th OK, so the weather’s a bit warm. We still have the best climbs in the Pacific Northwest, and enough elevation that you will find ice, guaranteed! While at town level, we are a couple of degrees above freezing during the day, it’s still freezing up again at night, and as soon as you head up into the hills, we’ve got great climbs developing. What’s more, we have great support from the climbing community: The equipment manufacturers will be out in force, supplying the latest in gear for you to try out. Petzl / Charlet Moser, Black Diamond, Arcteryx, Kayland, La Sportiva, Mammut, and Metolius will all be here. Coast Mountain Sports, one of our BC retailers, will be here. Of course, they are bringing good stuff as door prizes, too. We’ve got the pros, as well. Thanks to good response from the guides, we will be able to maintain a safe and sane 4:1 participant/guide ratio in our clinics. Here’s a list of confirmed pros Rob Owens Rob, fresh from placing second in the Ouray Ice Competition this January, has been climbing for 8 years. He loves climbs that are long, remote and difficult, and has several first ascents under his belt, particularly in the Canmore area, where he now makes his home. He brings with him his expertise on modern mixed climbing. Rob has a raft of sponsors, including Petzl /Charlet Moser, Arcteryx, cliffbar, and BLURR. Rob will be the featured guest on Saturday night Scott Semple Scott, also from the Canmore area, is here thanks to Black Diamond. Happy on rock, ice and mixed climbs, he has climbed throughout western Canada, the United States and parts of Europe. Scott has been a featured climber in several print, film and multimedia projects. Geoff Creighton – Geoff, with Canada West Climbing School from Squamish, knows the local ice like the back of his hand. He leads teams of climbers to the area throughout the winter to teach climbing skills at every level. Geoff has been climbing as a multi-disciplinary rock/ ice/ alpine climber since the late seventies, garnering a number of first ascents in these disciplines. He is also a regular contributor to the North American climbing magazines. . He is a certified Rock Guide and Level 3 Climbing Gym Examiner with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Geoff has worked and managed operations at several climbing facilities - including The Edge Climbing Centre and Cliffhanger in Vancouver. Kai Hirvonen Kai is an accomplished local guide who has been climbing for nine years. He has established first ascents in Alaska and the Waddington range of B.C. and has traveled extensively through North America, Australia and Asia. Kai enjoys all types of climbing including rock, ice and alpine. Mike Crapo Mike is an enthusiastic, experienced local guide with Canada West Climbing School. He’ll be helping out in the clinics. You’ve asked for a guide to local climbs – we’re making it! And as a participant in the IceFest, you’ll get a free copy, listing the whereabouts of each climb, its difficulty, the consistency of formation, avalanche risk and other details where available. You’ll want to bring this back with you on each climbing trip. Now’s the time to register Go to our website – www.lillooeticefest.ca – and print out the registration form. Send it with your cheque, and let us know you are coming. We’ll even take your e-mailed information at info@lillooeticefest.ca. We’re going to have fun, and it’s your best chance to experience ice climbing in all its glory, here on the dry side of the West Coast. Quote
erik Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 "Mike Crapo" What an unfortunate name! more like kai hirvonan.....wtf.... though he does make a good roast beef sandwich Quote
fern Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 It is not entirely clear to me what activities/events are included in the $60 registration fee and which will incur extra costs. Perhaps you could clarify Bernard? Quote
LillooetIceFest Posted February 5, 2003 Author Posted February 5, 2003 What you get for $60 CDN A guide to the climbs in the area - nothing as impressive as what Don Serl's book will be like when in comes out or Lyle's Map when it is published, but a good description of what the climbs are and where they are. A chance to try out gear from a number of manufacturers. Access to Phair Creek Chance to take some of the Ice Clinics Dinner on Saturday night and a chance to mingle with all the other ice climbers up A bag of loot/swag which will include among many other things Bob Meredith's honey At least one slideshow/presentation by Rob Owens - there might be a second one, but details are not yet secure Chance to get access to some unclimbed ice (unless the ice does not hold till then - we have a few options for this) Friday and Saturday night socials (Saturday night with beer company swag available) Door prizes of the gear and clothing variety. I figure all in all a very good value for your money If we can do a decent job with this one, we can do more for 2004. I think I may have a spot to do some ice farming - it is on private land (1100 metre elevation with good road access and water officially available). My ideal would be to have a competition there someday if the site works. Quote
Dru Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 is there a reduced rate, if you do not want to take part in a clinic, but still would like to socialize and eat and see the slideshows and win loot? Quote
LillooetIceFest Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 What a wierd winter this has been. I do not think there has been one ideal weekend for climbing in the Lillooet area. I have been worried that it was going to warm up too much and kill off what ice there is out there, but it has stayed in place. Just to be clear, we are going ahead with the icefest this weekend. Also, Lillooet tends to be a few degrees colder than the weather Canada forecast says. The forecast is for the Lytton/Boston Bar in actual fact. So, factoring in the forecasts for Cache Creek, Pemberton and 100 Mile House, looks like it should be clear for the weekend with daytime highs in town of just above freezing and overnight temps of about -6. Quote
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